Imagine my shock.
"West Bank pullout faces delays; Israel plans to wait for missile system" by Matti Friedman/Associated Press August 28, 2007
JERUSALEM -- Israel won't be able to carry out a major West Bank pullback for 2 1/2 years because it first needs a missile defense system in place to protect it against Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee yesterday.
[Talk about excuses! You have got to be kidding me!]
Barak's timetable... cast doubt on chances of a quick breakthrough in stalled Mideast peacemaking.
[The point of it all. Israel does NOT WANT PEACE!]
Barak has taken a hard line on security since becoming defense minister in June, as he positions himself for another race for the top office.
Barak, referring to daily rocket fire at Israel from Gaza by Palestinian militants, was quoted as saying:
"The things we see in Gaza do not allow us to change our actions in [the West Bank]."
He said it would take about 2 1/2 years to develop and deploy a system to protect Israel's center from potential rocket attacks from the West Bank. Barak made the statement at a meeting of parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, according to a participant.
Militants have launched thousands of rockets into southern Israel from Gaza in the past seven years of fighting, killing 12 Israelis, according to Israeli military figures. The fire did not decrease after Israel pulled its troops and settlers out of Gaza two years ago.
[Thousands fired and only 12 killed? That sure is some shitty aim!
Justifies a missile defense shield when we just forked over $30 BILLION to keep Israel's military advantage?
And it is FATAH that is firing off the rockets!!
WTF?]
Because rockets from the West Bank could threaten the country's population centers and paralyze its only airport outside of Tel Aviv, a missile defense system has become a central Israeli condition for a withdrawal.
[So Israel is not leaving, that's what he is saying.
Not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, not next year, not ever!]
Israel now has in place around Gaza only an early warning system that gives residents a few seconds' notice before the rocket hits.
Israel's state-owned arms manufacturer Rafael is developing a system to counter small rockets. The Arrow, a joint Israeli-American system effective against long-range missiles, is operational.
[So they already have a long-range missile defense, and yet they need this new system (built by an Israeli defense firm)?
I'm getting a big waft of NaZionist shitstinks, folks! Bad!]
Also at yesterday's meeting, Barak would not commit to removing roadblocks in the West Bank, saying his "primary commitment" was to protecting Israelis. Barak said only that army officers were studying the matter.
The Palestinians say Israel's checkpoints strangle their economy and cause considerable hardship to civilians.
[But Israel cares so much about the civilians, or so the lying shits claim!]
Yossi Beilin, a dovish lawmaker who was at the meeting: "Barak hardly mentions peace, and when he does it's accompanied by reservations."
[That's because the NaZionists intead genocide, not peace!
When will the world get a clue?]
The deputy head of the Shin Bet security agency told the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday that Hamas militants have smuggled 40 tons of weapons into Gaza since the group took control of the territory in June, and that the threat of attacks on Israelis is on the rise. The official's name cannot be released under Israeli security rules.
[Yup, can't get fuel, medicine, or food through, but they get those weapons in right under the Israeli's watchful eyes.
I am really sick of the LIES!!!
And CUI BONO if it happens? Not Palestinians, that's for sure!]
